Seal-fastening.



T. E. MURRAY.

SEAL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED 0016, 190a.

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SEAL-FASTENING.

with a shackle wire in loop form having its,

end portions turned u ward, of a seal body, and a block in said. lEodyhaving openings through which the legs of said shackleres ectively ass:the said block forming an a utment or the upturned extremities of saidlegs, and being breakable from the exterior of said body to release saidshackle.

In the accompanying drawingFigure 1' is a side elevation of the exteriorof my seal fastening. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2, 2, of Fig. 3.Fig. 3 is a section on, the line 3, 3, of Fig. 2, showing, in dottedlines, the mode of using a pliers to rupture the breakable block. Fig. 4is a similar section showing the block broken, a part being in the graspof the pliers, and parts fallen to the bottom of the case. Fig. 5 showsthe breakable block before, and Fig. 6, after, breakage.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A is aflat cylindrical case of metal permanently closed by a flangedplate B. The

y j ection case and plate here form the seal body. In one side of thecase is an elongated transverse 0 enin which receives the breakableblock Said block may be made of clay, porcelain, glass or any frangiblematerial, and com rises a flanged portion D and a prohaving two openingsF and G. On the face of the projection E may be made scores'H. Theshackle wire I has its ends J I bent upwardly, and inwardly in V-form,and

is also provided in each leg with a crimp K.

In assembling the device, the projection E of the breakable block C isinserted into the case through the side opening, so that theSpeciflcationio! Letters Patent.

Application filed October 6, 1908. Serial No. 456,425.

. Patented Bees, 1908.

flan ed portion D rests against said case. Both ends of the shackle wireI are then passed through an opening L in the rim of the case, and thenrespectively through the o enings F, G in the block 0. After the s acklewire is thus introduced, the apexes of its V-sha ed ends rest a ainstthe inner periphery o the case, and t e extremities J sprmgin inwardlyabut on the solid portion the b ock 0, between the openings F, G, andthe crim s K are received in said openings. The shackle wire cannot bewithdrawn from the case without breaking the seal. This may be done bygrasping the external flanged portion D of the block 0 with a pliers Mor other convenient tool, and pullin outward. The rear wall of therojection thus becomes broken awa as s own in Fig. 6, the breaking beingacilitated by the scores H and the pieces fallin to the bottom of thecase, so that the bloc can be withdrawn by the pliers, as indicated inFig. 4. The shackle wire I can then be withdrawn from the o ening L. Butwithout breaking the block it is impossible to withdraw the shacklewire, nor either leg of it, assuming the protruding loop of said wire tobe out for thatpurpose, since there is no way in which a separated legcan be turned to carry its upturned extremity J clear of the blockagainst which it abuts.

I claim:

1. In a seal fastenin and in combination with a shackle wire in oop formhaving its end portions turned upward, a seal body, and a block insaidbody having openings through which the legs of said shackle respectivelyass: the said block forming an a utment or the u turned extremities ofsaid legs, and being reakable from the exterior of said body toreleasesaid shackle.

2. In a seal fastenin and in combination witha shackle wire in oop formhaving its end 1portion turned upward and inward, a seal ody, and ablock in said body havin o enings through which the legs of sai s aoklerespectively pass: the said block forming, between sai openings, anabutment for the u turned extremities of. said ment for the u turnedextremities of said legs, and being reakable from the exterior legs, andbeing breakable from the exterior of .said body to release said shackle.of said body to release said shackle.

3. In a seal fastenin and in combination In testimony whereof I haveafiixed my 5 with a shackle Wire in 00p form having its signature inpresence of two witnesses.

end ortions turned upward, and a crimp 1n each leg, a seal bod and ablock in said body THOMAS MURRAY \having 0 enings t ough which the legsof Witnesses: said shac e respectively ass, and receiving GERTRUDE T.PORTER, 10 said crimps: the said bloc forming an abut- MAY T. MOGARRY.

